The Good Friday Agreement has played a significant role in building Northern Ireland’s status as a global cyber security hub, the head of the UK government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said.
Speaking at a the CYBER UK conference in Belfast, where domestic and international cyber leaders met this week, NSCS chief executive officer Lindy Cameron said the province plays a key role in the organisation’s work to securing the UK’s online resilience.
The conference heard how Northern Ireland is home to one of the highest concentrations of cyber security businesses in the world, a sector which is expected to add £437 million in value to the local economy in the next seven years. It is also ranked as the number one international destination for international investment by US cyber security firms, home to a raft high profile domestic and overseas names.
